But if you ever drop the bike...you will be glad you have them. I doubt I will ever ride a motorcycle again unless it has them...I don't care how they look...as long as they do the job. And idk67 is right once you get some beetle bags or some other type of bag they won't bother you so much.
Dennis
Yeah the rear crash bars look just great if you have saddlebags. Without them they look like crap, that's true on the R3 Touring that has them stock, as well. With bags - you don't even see them, they look right. Bags off? Barf time.
Front crash bars I think add to the look.
Hmm, looks like those crash bars won't let you fit the Corbin bags (if you happened to have your spending pants on as they're expensive as hell).
Or rough them up with 600 grit wet&dry and paint them satin black yourself. That way they are easy to touch up if needed, and it will only set you back about $2.00.